Open AccessON THE CONCEPT OF NATIONAL GOVERNANCE AND MONITORING IN THE AREA OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN RUSSIA
Author(s) -
A. A. Romanovskaya
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
problemy èkologičeskogo monitoringa i modelirovaniâ èkosistem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2686-7710
pISSN - 0207-2564
DOI - 10.21513/0207-2564-2019-3-61-83
Subject(s) - climate change , corporate governance , environmental resource management , hierarchy , monitoring and evaluation , adaptation (eye) , greenhouse gas , environmental planning , political science , business , geography , environmental science , ecology , physics , optics , finance , law , biology
Russia's relatively late acceptance of the Paris Agreement in 2019 necessitates the rapid development of an interconnected system of national governance in the area of climate change and monitoring of its effectiveness. The central strategic document for short -, medium - and long-term planning of the Russian Federation in the area of climate change for the period up to 2050 should be a Long-term low greenhouse gas emission development Strategy with defined national priorities, goals (including nationally determined contributions under the Paris Agreement), tasks and measures for their implementation in accordance with the general concept of national policy laid down in the Climate doctrine of the Russian Federation. The paper proposes a hierarchy of national climate policy documents and develops the Strategy’s structure. The associated climatic monitoring system should provide sufficient information to make decisions about adjustments to individual policy documents or the Strategy. Climatic monitoring includes monitoring of climate, monitoring of the effects of climate change, and monitoring of climate actions (mitigation, adaptation, and other actions). It is shown that using the Paris Agreement as a tool for developing domestic policy will allow Russia to build a climatic governance and monitoring system faster and better. At the same time, it is necessary to use an integrated system approach, as well as a balanced approach when building a common system and developing its individual elements. It is recommended to stop discussing the magnitude of anthropogenic impact on climate change at the level of state structures in Russia. There is a need to increase scientific research in the field of governance and growth of the Russian economy while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.